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Option B

127. FAC heard that in Unit 2, 97 per cent of the candidates who wrote the examination in
2017 achieved acceptable grades. Performance on Paper 01, the Multiple Choice, was good
with 98 per cent of candidates achieving Grades I–V, while the performance on Paper 02, the
Structured Paper, was weak. Candidate performance on Paper 03, the School-Based
Assessment, was good. In terms of performance on modules, performance on Module 1,
Power Machines and Systems, Module 2, Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems and
Module 3, Power generation Engineering was moderate.

FAC 2017 (50) - LAW

128. FAC heard that in Unit 1, there was a moderate improvement in performance in 2017
as the percentage of candidates who achieved Grades I–V increased from 88 per cent in 2016
to 90 per cent for 2017.

129. The performance on the modules varied as although there was improvement on
Module 2, Principles of Public Law and on Module 3, Criminal Law, there was a decline on
Module 1, Caribbean Legal Systems.

130. In Unit 2, there was an improved performance in 2017 when compared with 2016 as
the percentage of candidates who achieved Grades I–V increased from 88 to 95 per cent. This
improvement was evident across all three modules. For Module 1, Law of Tort, the figure
moved from 68 per cent in 2016 to 84 percent in 2017; Module 2, Law of Contract, from 38
per cent to 77 per cent and Module 3, Real Property, from 62 per cent to 73 per cent.
Candidates demonstrated good understanding of areas such as Principles of Negligence and
the Rules of Offer and Acceptance in Module 2 and Easement, Fixtures and Chattels in Module
3.

FAC 2017 (52) - LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS

131. FAC heard that this was the second examination of the Logistics and Supply Chain
Operations syllabus.

132. In Unit 1, there was an improvement in the overall performance of candidates
compared with 2016. Seventy-eight per cent of candidates achieved acceptable grades,
Grades I-V compared with 71 per cent in 2016. This improvement in performance was evident
across Module 1, Logistics and its Role in the Economy, Module 2, Supply Chain and the Global
Economy and Module 3, Customer Service in Shipping and Port Operations.

133. In Unit 2, there was a marked increase in candidate entries where 93 candidates wrote
the examination compared with 4 candidates in 2016. This year, forty-six per cent of
candidates achieved acceptable grades, Grades I-V.

FAC 2017 (53) - MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS

134. FAC heard that in Unit 1 there was a marginal improvement in candidate performance
with 97 per cent of the candidates achieving acceptable grades, Grades I-V in 2017 compared

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